Landscape Design and Installation for Rooftops, Terraces & Yards
All about gardens in New York City
Twelve Gardens Ltd. is working with Pell Overton Architecture on the roof garden for Brooklyn Heights Montessori School. Model of bridge connecting 2 rooftop garden / recreation areas (Pell Overton).
"BEFORE" image of an Upper West Side backyard. Designs underway!
Stay tuned as these projects go from concepts through design development to construction!
An oak tree frames the view of a green roof set with New York bluestone pavers.
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we work with you to bring about a design for your land that supports your needs for the space and helps you to connect with nature, with loved ones, and your own serenity and sense of wonder.
designed well, a landscape supports your sense of well-being on many levels. and private outdoor space in the city is a rare resource. so let us help you make the most of it!
Giant, mythological, and other NYC trees; Let’s beat LA in counting city nature sightings!; Garden furniture . . . or art?; Green bees’ knees.
Make the most of what’s ugly; January’s Plant-o-Rama garden symposium & trade show at Brooklyn Botanic; hospitable beauty; & a famous cat fanatic.
Chants for plants; birdsong DJing; pink ladies and their ghosts; John & Yoko country; & art fundraiser for World Central Kitchen.
Dogs & gardens & the city & Nature; how the stones in your garden can tell its history; framing fabulous views; what those plant names really mean; & the US’s oldest Japanese garden.
Tired of humans? Learn about urban nature! Plus: kids don't need fake grass; local holiday gifts; where to go to see what grows well in NYC (sun & shade).
Hey, who made that nest?; when 57th Street was a wilderness, & then artists' row; unusual Italian food in Bklyn; ice-skating under the Bridge.
Gardens in the strangest places! Plus: perfume from extinct plants; delightful garden details; visit the Les Quatre Vents gardens from your armchair.
Win a watercolor of NYC gardens; backyard studios; thorny books; Knicks in the garden; a little garden mystery; minimalism? maximalism? ; love forever to a dog named Sainty.